🔍 Observations
Topline
- Net Interest Income (NII) grew modestly: interest earned ₹1,26,371 Cr vs ₹1,21,601 Cr in FY25 (+3.9% YoY), reflecting steady but unspectacular loan book expansion.
- Other income fell sharply: ₹26,712 Cr in FY26 vs ₹31,057 Cr in FY25 (-14% YoY), dragging total income to near-flat ₹1,53,083 Cr (+0.3% YoY).
- Advance growth was the real driver: loan book expanded ₹1,70,686 Cr (+16.3% YoY) to ₹12,20,018 Cr, outpacing deposit growth of 7.7%.
Bottomline
- Reported net profit after minority interest ₹17,873 Cr vs ₹17,540 Cr in FY25 (+1.9% YoY); underlying PAT from ordinary activities was stronger at ₹18,951 Cr (+9.3% YoY) before an extraordinary deduction of ₹1,833 Cr in FY26.
- Q4 PAT of ₹4,574 Cr was sequentially weaker vs Q3’s ₹5,254 Cr, driven by lower treasury/other income and a ₹8,796 Cr to ₹6,636 Cr decline in operating profit.
- EPS improved: ₹21.73 in FY26 vs ₹19.34 in FY25 (+12.4% YoY), helped by NPA provision tailwind.
Margins
- NPA provisions dropped from ₹9,591 Cr (FY25) to ₹6,320 Cr (FY26) — a ₹3,271 Cr tailwind — masking underlying PBT improvement; true operating leverage is limited.
- ROA inched up to 1.11% (FY26) from 1.09% (FY25) on a significantly larger asset base of ₹18,87,325 Cr — thin but improving.
- Operating profit grew ₹1,015 Cr (+3.2%) YoY to ₹32,804 Cr; cost efficiency aided by other operating expenses falling to ₹11,863 Cr from ₹19,583 Cr in FY25 — partly due to accounting treatment changes (note the negative Q3 figure of -₹2,924 Cr in other opex).
Growth Trajectory
- Wholesale banking PBT swung to a loss of -₹1,738 Cr in FY26 (vs -₹879 Cr in FY25), signalling persistent stress in the corporate segment.
- Treasury PBT surged 61% YoY (₹12,605 Cr vs ₹7,840 Cr) — partly investment revaluation gains — an unreliable recurrence driver.
- Capital adequacy improved to 17.07% (CET-1: 12.47%) from 16.39% (CET-1: 12.09%) — buffer building, though AT1 ratio dipped (2.15% vs 2.34%).